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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This confection is private stock, served only to BFF's or shared with my daughters as we sip pear brandy and talk late into the night. While not quite as good as the Ferrero Rocher chocolates after which they're patterned, I must say, with all due modesty and a drum roll or two, that these are PDG. They are also embarrassingly easy to assemble and for that reason I make them throughout the year. The truffles take about 30 minutes to prepare, but the chocolate mixture used to form them must be chilled before they can be shaped, so, despite ease of preparation, you'll have to build wait time into your game plan. I found the recipe on the Taste of Home website several years ago and I've made no changes to it, save for altering the time the chocolate must be refrigerated. I've found that the overnight chill suggested in the recipe produces an unworkable mass that must sit for an hour before the truffles can be shaped. A three hour chill is all that's really need. I am currently using milk chocolate candy bars to make these, but come the first of the year I want to make these using Nutella. I like the thought of triple hazelnut truffles. I hope you'll give these a try. They really are delicious. Here's the recipe.

I don't know why but I have connected the truffles with Christmas although this is so silly and narrow-minded. After Chrsitmas time I completely forget about them. Anyway, these truly look very professional and I understand why you enjoy them throughout the year.

This is definitely the season for hazelnuts. I love them and have made some treats with them. These hazelnut truffles are calling out to me. They look wonderful! I would have them any time over Ferreros :)

These look so perfectly round and melt in your mouth variety.I had also made some double chocolate truffles with almonds and almond extract :) Mary ,I tried the herb bread and have posted it on my blog,it turned out excellent.Thanks!!!

Mary~ I'm putting this recpie away for Valentine's Day! It does sound easy and delicious.I could eat one... or two truffles every day. And to sip it with pear brandy while savoring these truffles sounds divine!You always amaze me!Merry Christmas~ may your day be filled with joy!Yvonne

I love those Ferrero Rocher truffles- I'm sure this version is just as delicious. You can't go wrong with chocolate and hazelnut. (And the Nutella "punch" sounds like a fabulous idea!) I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

Mary I'm with Yvonne on this, I will make these for Christmas and definitely file this recipe in my Valentines folder. I always make truffles for Valentines day and your recipe sounds divine!Happy HolidaysxxBunny

This was going to be my first year making truffles and I ran out of time to get them finished before the holidays. Yours look decadent and I can see why you save them for the special people in your life.

I was considering making a white chocolate hazelnut cake for Christmas and then realized that one of my cousins is allergic to hazelnuts! I need to get my fix somewhere, however, so perhaps I'll just make these and keep them all to myself!

What perfect truffles! And yes, we love one or two little chocolate treats like this with our glass of wine after a good meal. Fabulous recipe and one I will be nabbing! Hoping you and your family have a Joyous Holiday Season!

They look sublime! We recently made a huge batch of truffles around here, with different flavours (coffee, cassis, Espelette chili pepper, and violet), but these look so pretty! Let us know if you try the Nutella version.

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